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R. David Wheat

R. David Wheat

Partner
 
Thompson & Knight LLP
One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, Texas  75201
(Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)

Telephone: 214.969.1468
Fax: 214.880.3181
http://www.tklaw.com



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Practice AreasTaxation; Corporate; Trial Practice; Energy; Technology Law
 
EducationLouisiana State University, J.D., with honors, 1988; New York University, LL.M. in Taxation, 1989, Louisiana State University, B.S., 1985; Order of the Coif
 
Admitted1988, Texas and Louisiana; 1990, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
 
MembershipsDallas (Member, Taxation Section; Council Member, 2000-2001; Treasurer, 2001; Chair, 2002), Louisiana State (Member, Taxation Section) and American (Member, Taxation Section, Chair, ABA Corporate Tax Committee, 2003-2004; Chair-Elect, 2002-2003; Vice-Chair, 2000-2002; Chairman, Subcommittee on Taxable Distributions, 1997-2000) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Taxation Section, Chairman, Corporate Tax Committee, 1997-1998; Council Member, 1999-2001; Treasurer, 2001-2002; Secretary, 2002-2003, Chair, 2004); College of the State Bar of Texas.
 
BiographyOrder of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma. Louisiana Law Review, 1987-1988. Graduate Editor, New York University Tax Law Review, 1988-1989. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2001-2010 - Tax Law; D Magazine'sBest Business Lawyers in Dallas (Tax), 2009; The Best Lawyers in Dallas - 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007—; Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Tax Advisors; Texas Super Lawyers (Tax), 2003-2009; Top 100 Overall, Texas Super Lawyers (Tax), 2006-2009; Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Region, Texas Super Lawyers (Tax), 2003-2004, 2006-2009. Named to: "America's Leading Lawyers for Business," (Tax Law) Chambers & Partners, Chambers USA, 2006—. Listed in Who's Who Legal: Texas (Corporate Tax), 2007—. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; Dallas Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation.
 
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IRS Modifies 2007 Ruling on Wind Energy Partnerships
Roger D. Aksamit, Marc E. Grossberg, Mary A. McNulty, R. David Wheat, October 27, 2009
On September 21, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") issued Announcement 2009-69 (the "Announcement") modifying the language of certain provisions of Revenue Procedure 2007-65. Revenue Procedure 2007-65 establishes safe harbor requirements for the allocation of...


 

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